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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Changed Outlook
It
is with a great sense of
anticipation that
1
take up
your offer and make my
request for a copy of
Mystery
of the Ages.
1
cannot explain
the difference in my 'outlook'
to nearly all things that
receiving
The Plain Truth
and various bookJets has had.
Saying thank you is
inadequate, but
1
say it
anyway.
A. Tucker
Sussex, England
Prejudlce More Than
Skln Deep
Just looking at the cover
made me want to sit right
down and read the article by
Jeff Zhorne on "Prejudice
More Than Skin Deep." That
article alone says it all.
It
stated tbe problem, gave the
cause, showed the solution
and left you with hope.
It
made me want to pass out
this issue of
The Plain Truth
to every student on the school
bus
1
drive.
At first one may think that
prejudice is just one of the
many problems in this world,
but after reading the article
one can come to understand
that
ALL
the problems of this
world stem from one basic
cause.
Becky Ha rding
Hallsville, Texas
Pygmles Now " First
Cltlzens" of Za'ire
(Editor's note: For more
than a decade we have
published occasional articles
on the achievements of
The
Pygmy Fund
and its founder
Jean-Pierre Ha/let. Mr.
Hallet recently sent to the
editors of
The Plain Truth
the following translation of
an official /etter received by
him from the Chief of Beni,
who has jurisdiction over the
entire area where
The Pygmy
Fund
is now in operation.)
" Dear Mr. Hallet,
"I
have the honor of
expressing to you personally
and officially my sincere
appreciation and gratitude for
the generous and constant aid
that you have offered to our
First Citizen [Pygmies]
brothers for a number of
years with so much devotion.
"The quantities of hoes,
machetes, axes, seeds, and
medica! care that you
provided for them has up to
now most effectively
contributed to their survival
and general well-being.
"1
am also grateful to you
for having introduced the
winged bean in my
Collectivité [territory] with
such an amazing success not
only among the Pygmies but
also among the other
Zalrians. Having myself tried
to introduce new food crops
in order to aid the
population, 1 realize even
more so the merits and
difficulties of your efforts.
1
particularly appreciate the
fact that you have chosen the
garden of my residence (and
yours at the time you were
our agronomist) in order to
establish one of your model
family plots for the Seeds of
Hope.
"Realizing that your aid
is not only important but
costly,
1
thank the
contributors of your
organization and encourage
them to be as generous as
possible so that this highly
philanthropic work [mission]
can keep on with continued
success.
"May you accept , Dear
Mr. Hallet, the expression of
m
y best sentiments."
President of t.be Popular
Committee/ "Collectivité"
of Beni
Atsbongia Mutombo
Kasereka
The above letter is of very
special meaning to the
Pygmies and me.
lt
is the
first time, since the
independence of the country,
that
I
have received written
recognition for the most
significant work of The
Pygmy Fund. Second, and
much more important, this
letter confirms the most
appropriate and significant
appellation- "First
Citizens"- for the Efé
Pygmies.
Most of my efforts have
been devoted to creating a
better acceptance and
respect
for the true "original,
first
people in the area." To now
have an official document
declaring them "First
Citizens" and even "brothers"
is proof enough that my
30
years' labor of love has borne
its fruits ...
Mission 1986 was
highJighted by not onJy the
realization of all planned
programs but by sudden
official recognition, climaxing
with the Marcb 29th visit of
the Governor of the entire
Province of
Kivu,
Citoyen
Mwando Nsimba, who carne
to greet me and witness The
Pygmy Fund's remarkable
work.
I
have also just been
informed that here in the
United States, The Pygmy
Fund has been nominated in
the category of a prívate
voluntary organization for the
" Presidential End Hunger
Award"!
Jean-Pierre HaiJet
Tbe Pygmy Fund
Box
277
MaJibu, CA 90265
U.S.A.
Grim Dilemma
In the end, chaos, bloodshed,
famine, disease would befall the
land, fulfiÜing, in this tortured part
of the continent, end-time Bible
prophecy (Matt. 24:6, 7).
The Commonwealth could be
rent beyond repair with an impact
this time on the monarchy that
holds much of the Commonwealth
together.
It
would be another in–
dication of Britain's fading glory,
as foretold in Bible prophecy, in
such passages as Hosea 7:8, 9 and
13:3.
(Continuedfrom page 5)
"Only massive outside interven–
t ion on behalf of the ANC could
conceivably tilt the balance," adds
Mike Hough, director of the Inst i–
tute for Strategic Studies at the
Universi ty of Pretoria. The ANC,
largely dominated by members of
the Xhosa tribal nation, would
need the full support of the Com–
munist world just to subdue their
arch-rivals the Zulus, much less
resisting whites.
November/ December
1986
Peril to Monarchy?
In the meantime, what is more at
stake is the future of the Common–
wealth rather than the fate of south–
ern Africa if key members should de–
cide to leave the world body. Queen
Elizabeth 11, as head ofthe Common–
wealth, is known to be deeply con–
cerned over the drift of events.
Be sure to write for our free
book,
Th e United States and
Britain in Prophecy,
to get the full
story of Britain's rise to glory-and
her fall from the pinnacle of world
power.
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